The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-11-04
CONVENIENT CT aNARY.
Information whicn VIII ne Apprecfai
By n andreds OF Farmers.

Information which VIII ne Appreciates
By Hendricks OF Farmers.
Size 1872 feet; posts IA feet long. 8Ai
Inches; upright or barn siding II feet
long. battened; lower story ~ feet
double doors below. each ~ feet wide,
with narrow window each side OF door
single door above feet wide with 1S
Inch octGgon window above this; large
double sash windows In rear and above
and below; sash hung on bolts so the
bottom OF each sash will turn out and
top in. like the shutters on window
blind The advantage of this is that
the window when open win admit nil
but exclude storms A corn crib 50
feet wide inside occupies the entire
left side below. and another of the
same width the rear half of right side
Both floors are made of matched floor
ing; the losier end laid lengthwise a
granary. This facilitates using q
scoop in crib. or sliding anything along
the floor to or from the door.
The partition forming the inside Of
crib Is sided mp IS inches with flooring
and the remainder of space has 1xs
battens one inch apart This gives q
chance to spread damp grain or damp
meal ON the floor. and 1t will be found
very convenient The bottoms Of cribs
are formed of battens. aud outside also.
leaving inches space between same
and siding. A small door for shovel.
ing In corn from outside opens Inta
each half of crib By opening these
and the windows in the rear end a
granary. you get draft through and
around the corn. Grain bins Al feet
wide and feet high run the entire
length OF each side on the upper floor.
These are each divided into four bins
81 feet long Multiplying length.
brradth and depth Oppressed in feet)
together; multiplying tins product
by 4. and dividing The remaining
product by s. gives 103 bushels as
the contents Of each bin This is a
very simple rule and accurate enough
for most purposes. Chutes run from
the bottoms OF these bins below. pass
ing down beside the corn cribs to
within thir ty-five inches of floor. Bags
or barrels can be filed from these very
rapidly and easily. The bottoms oi
these bins can be made hopper
shaped II desired. The stairs are In
the center of the front end. leading
rearwari from point about FIVE feet
in front Of doors. The upper end oI
the stairs il hinged 20 a cross-bean-
From the left side OF the lower end a
cord passes up over pulley In the
gable to weight which balances this
stairs 50 they can readily be raised up
against the upper floor joist when the
space they occupy Is needed.
Unless one is fortunate enough tc
have q better one. the rear end of the
upper story can be used as a workshop
Leaving out one bin gives a convenient
space for workbench The space al
the right on the first floor at the from
end of crib IL occupied bv bins fol
meal and bran The lower part o
these. Is inches high. Is 81 feet wide
with hinged covers. forming a take-oui
TO the bins. The upper part Is of th'
same width rs the crib. with doors to
ward the top for filling the bins. l
any one suggests that the grain bin
ought to be ON the first floor. pleas
whisper to him that ons can carry /
bag OF grain above. empty Ii and till !
again. from the chute below in les
time than he can empty 1t below an,
ill it again with half-bushel scoop o
any thing else
The only fault with this granary !
that It ought TO be moved into the barr
| Just outside the threshing floor. wher
loads to and from Il could be unloade,
and loaded from the barn floor ant
| grain not ground down in chutes belov
for feeding. In this connection il ]
| we'll to remember that an insuranc
company will charge no more for in
suring grain in q barn than in a gran
airy ten rods from the barn. But som
one NAV suggest that the insurance CON
| panies do.not insure against rats an
mice. OfAeohrss mo-. but bins made G
maple with the exposed joints protect
ed with strips of tin would do this :
| Cor. Ohio Farmer.